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Awarded a Pulitzer Prize in 2002 for his novel EMPIRE FALLS, Richard Russo grew up in Gloversville, New York, the small, working-class town that has provided the setting for several of his books. When he left his own native small town, it was with hopes of becoming a college professor. While finishing up his doctorate, he took a creative writing class; and a new career path opened in front of him. He has taught at universities in Illinois and Connecticut, and at Colby College in Waterville, Maine. In addition to novels, Russo has also written several movie screenplays.
Linda Greenlaw is the author of three bestselling books about life as a commercial fisherman. Her last three books, The Hungry Ocean (1999), The Lobster Chronicles (2002) and All Fishermen Are Liars (2004) spent several weeks on the New York Times Bestseller list, the second reaching number two and winning the U.S. Maritime’s 2003 Literature Award. The following year, Greenlaw was selected as the winner of the 2004 New England Book Award in the nonfiction category. A commercial fisherman for nearly 25 years, today Greenlaw lives on the tiny island of Isle au Haut seven miles off the coast of Maine. She is currently taking a break from swordfishing to captain a lobster boat.
Wesley McNair is the author of eight collections of poetry, including six full-length volumes and two limited editions. He is the editor of three anthologies of contemporary Maine writing: The Quotable Moose: A Contemporary Maine Reader, The Maine Poets, and Contemporary Maine Fiction (forthcoming from Down East Books, 2005). His most recent volumes of verse are the dual reprint The Town of No & My Brother Running, Talking in the Dark, and Fire. A new collection of poetry, The Ghosts of You & Me, was released in February, 2006. A recipient of numerous prestigious national fellowships and awards, Wesley McNair Professor Emeritus and Writer in Residence at the University of Maine at Farmington. He also served as a visiting professor in creative writing at Colby College. |
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Linda Greenlaw
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